Check their saddle feathers, the male's should have pointed tips even before they start to grow long.Im no EE expert but I happen to be an expert on picking out EE roos.Those 3 look very rooish to me with 3 row combs and splotchy red coloring on their wings. But clear comb shots would help, especially the one on the left in the first picture. Im leaning roo but can't really see the comb.
Here are 2 of my 5 ees. I know that 1 I have is a pullet and I'm almost 100% sure another is a roo. They just have the girly/boyish look to them - not pictured!! Now, I have 2 others that look just like #2 in the picture of four only 1 of them has thick legs (I couldn't catch them). Chicken #1 just has its own looks going on. I call him/her raptor because well we all agree that's what s/he looks like lol.
darn, but you are right everything is stacking up to a long cold winter.
I'm sick of buying eggs, (we're using more than we get right now) but my wife has set the budget around that amount. She wants to discourage my chicken buying, I think. Poor college kid problems.
I have three EEs and I'm thinking they are all cockerels. They are about two months old and all have similar thickness of leg. I heard one attempt a crow this morning, but their door was still shut, so I'm not sure who the culprit is. Am I right in thinking I have all boys?
Definitely boys. See the red patches coming in on the wings? EE sexing rule: Red, black, or white patches on the wings or chest tell you that you have a cockerel.
I have a 12 week old ameraucana pullet that was singing and singing and singing the egg song today....no one laid an egg, I wonder if she's in some sort of distress?Yes I have Cream Legbars. The "crested" is not part of their proper name. They are beautiful birds!
I'm getting better at it. Leg size and comb are best indicators. For females you look for a single row of "peas" generally very flat and close to the head. Males have a taller, redder comb normally with three rows of "peas." Comparing to each other on the legs sometimes you can tell the roos from the hens. In my little chicks, I use spiral legbands- the roos outgrow the bands first every time. Not ALL roos but never a pullet. If you can post a picture of each chicken's head so we can get a look at the comb straight on I can probably tell you. X2. The two are definitely roos, I can't tell for sure on the third that ashtree mentioned but I"m leaning roo, too. Yes. Some chickens are just louder than others, just like people.
